After a speech full of empty words, Tang Yu left with determination and elegance.
During this time, he had researched quite a bit about the Maiden Sect and knew well the kind of character Ning Qingyan had.
She was not like Fang Meiyun, that older woman with a twisted mind.
She was a foolish, innocent girl with such an upright character that it was endearing.
Sooner or later, she would distance herself from Fang Meiyun.
That's why, from the moment he saw Ning Qingyan, Tang Yu made an effort to sow discord between them.
As the villain he was, if he didn't do despicable and shameful things, he would be failing in his role.
And if he had to take responsibility in the end, he could take her in under the name of the Hehuan Sect, right?
After returning to the center of the battlefield...
Several cargo ships, severely damaged by the explosion, had landed.
Fortunately, the goods on board had been protected and suffered no damage.
When the disciples of the Hehuan Sect in charge of transporting the goods saw Tang Yu, they hurried to greet him and report.
"Ancestor Shishu, the ships are quite damaged and can no longer be used. We've already sent for replacements."
"Just discard them directly, the expenses will be deducted from the Qunyu Tower's account."
Tang Yu waved his hand indifferently. What did these small losses matter?
Once it was confirmed that the goods were fine, Tang Yu went to meet the powerful cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage.
At that moment, an elderly woman in the early stage of the Divine Transformation realm was sitting on the ground, exhausted.
Her internal injuries had brought her to the brink of death.
During the battle, she should have died with her soul destroyed.
But an ancient lamp, her vital treasure, had saved her.
She tried to fake being dead to escape, but was discovered and ended up as a prisoner.
With eyes full of hatred, she glared at everyone present.
As the Grand Elder of the Maiden Sect, she had never suffered such humiliation.
Seeing everyone stare at her like hungry beasts...
And remembering her three sisters who had fallen in battle...
Grinding her teeth, she said: "Damn Hehuan Sect, if you have the guts, kill me already! But don't think you can use these things to humiliate me!"
"..."
The four Grand Elders of the Hehuan Sect almost wanted to take a toothpick and clean their ears.
If they were deaf, they wouldn't have to listen to such vulgarity.
Tang Yu, upon hearing this, trembled as if he had been hit with a critical blow and said, excitedly:
"Old hag, I've got some bottles of fine spiritual liquor here. Why don't you drink them and then piss yourself to see your reflection? With that wrinkled face, who would have the heart to do dual cultivation with you?!"
"..."
This time, it was the old woman who received the critical blow. She glared at Tang Yu with hatred, finally understanding why Meiyun hated him so much.
This man was truly despicable.
Look at herself in a mirror? Three thousand years ago, she was also a flower in the Maiden Sect!
"Thank you for your hard work, honored ancestors."
After delivering the fatal blow to the old woman, Tang Yu politely cupped his hands to the cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage.
The three Grand Elders of the Treasure Tower nodded and smiled courteously.
Before this young man who brought them huge profits...
There really was no reason to act arrogantly.
With Tang Yu's talent and strength, it was only a matter of time before he surpassed them.
That's why the three had volunteered to come and help, wanting to establish good relations for future favors.
So many elders on the mountain taking care of the young, teaching them techniques, and providing resources... Do they really think it's out of kindness?
In cultivation, human relationships are also cultivated.
"Don't worry, ancestors, the Maiden Sect won't know that this has anything to do with the Treasure Tower."
Tang Yu deliberately added this line, then looked at the three demonic cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage.
The three looked at him with hopeful eyes.
After risking everything and contributing so much...
Didn't they deserve to regain their freedom?
"I know what you want, ancestors, but what happened today cannot be hidden from the Maiden Sect. If I give you your freedom now, I'll only be giving you the chance for revenge."
"So, I ask that you continue contributing to the Hehuan Sect. When the Maiden Sect is destroyed, I will return your freedom."
After thinking for a moment, Tang Yu started to sell them promises.
The three demonic cultivators wore expressions of wanting to speak but not daring to.
Just a moment ago, he told the Treasure Tower people that the Maiden Sect wouldn't find out...
And now he tells us that it can't be hidden?
But well, at least Tang Yu promised to free them when the enemy sect was destroyed.
That at least gave them a ray of hope.
Otherwise, thinking about working for thousands of years in that lousy workshop...
It was worse than death.
"And if this old woman doesn't have valuable information, ancestor, turn her into a walking corpse. At least she'll contribute to the Hehuan Sect."
Tang Yu looked at the Ancestor of the Three Bodies Sect with a smile.
Hearing this, the ancestor filled with joy.
That old woman was of his same level...
But even among cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage, there were differences.
If he managed to turn her into a walking corpse, he could use her to improve his own cultivation, perhaps even breaking through his current level!
"Thank you for the favor, young master Tang."
After thinking about it, the ancestor finally put aside his pride and thanked him sincerely.
After so long, hearing himself called "young master Tang"...
Put Tang Yu in such a good mood that he decided to reduce the sentence of these slaves by three years.
He let the people from the Treasure Tower stay behind to clean up the wreckage and transport the goods back...
And he returned the same way along with the four Elders of the Hehuan Sect.
"Thank you for your hard work, ancestors."
After flying for a while, Tang Yu took out four storage rings and tossed them to the elders.
The four caught them and took a look.
Each contained a thousand high-grade spiritual stones.
For these cultivators, it wasn't an enormous fortune...
But it definitely wasn't a small thing either.
"Is this...?"
One of the elders looked at Tang Yu with a smile.
"A small courtesy expense. The sect's rewards will come separately."
Tang Yu's response left them quite satisfied.
They looked at him almost as if he were their future grandson-in-law.
"Young Tang, you still don't have a dual partner, right? If you don't have anyone in mind, what do you think of my great-great-granddaughter?"
An elder dressed in black decided to take the first step.
With talent, good manners, and so much money...
Wouldn't he be the perfect son-in-law?
"Your great-great-granddaughter has neither chest nor hips. She can't compare to my disciple granddaughter, Liu Susu. Young Tang, you know her, right?"
"Bah! Your disciple is a shameless fox."
"Old Huang, do you want to die!"
From a casual conversation, they almost went to blows, and Tang Yu had to intervene quickly.
"Ancestors, don't get upset. These kinds of things can't be rushed. Besides, my two older sisters are still waiting for me."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the two elders lost all interest in fighting.
Tang Yu's older sisters?
One was a descendant of Ancestor Wuxin, the other was the current sect leader.
Even their descendants couldn't compete with them.
...
For Fang Meiyun, the last time she was this anxious was when she was still at the peak of the nascent soul realm.
Back then, when she was trying to break into the Divine Transformation realm in one go, she was invaded by her inner demon at a crucial moment.
She was trapped in that inner demon for an indefinite amount of time and almost lost her Taoist heart, falling into eternal damnation.
And today, once again, she was experiencing that feeling after a long time.
She found it even ridiculous.
An insignificant Tang Yu, how long has he been cultivating?
And yet, he managed to make her, the honorable leader of the Maidens' Sect, suffer such a drastic change in her mental state.
To avoid feeling so anxious, she even came to discuss the issue over tea with Meng Zihao.
"It's been so long and he still hasn't returned. Do you think something went wrong?"
Fang Meiyun, holding the tea cup, held herself back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but ask.
"Go wrong? I don't think so. That Tang Yu is nothing more than a simple cultivator in the golden core realm. If it weren't for someone interfering last time, I would have reduced him to ashes with a single sword."
Meng Zihao responded casually, showing no real concern inside.
The younger brother Tang Yu was incredibly clever, and those few rotten fish must have already fallen under his control.
"That's true, this time it's four of them working together. Even I couldn't resist such an offense, let alone him."
After receiving an affirmative response from Meng Zihao,
Fang Meiyun also felt a bit more relieved.
When a person is about to make an important decision, they always want the approval of others.
And cultivators are no exception.
Just when she was about to change the subject, she noticed that the lid of the tea cup in Meng Zihao's hands suddenly slipped and fell to the floor.
Seeing Meng Zihao bend down to pick it up,
Fang Meiyun suddenly realized something was wrong.
She had already been drinking tea with this old bastard for half a shichen.
And during that time, the lid of the cup had fallen about ten times.
Moreover, every time he picked it up, it took him a bit longer than usual.
So she leaned forward to look.
And discovered that Meng Zihao, who was bent over picking up the lid, had his burning eyes staring underneath her skirt.
That day, she was wearing a long light blue dress.
From that position, Meng Zihao shouldn't have been able to see anything.
But to her surprise, the guy was using his eye technique with sword energy!
That sword eye technique was Meng Zihao's exclusive skill!
Famous for being able to break ten thousand techniques with a single sword, he used that ability to detect the enemy's weak points and crush them with sword energy.
And this damn bastard was using that technique to look underneath her skirt!?
Upon being discovered, and seeing the expression of extreme fury on Fang Meiyun's face,
Meng Zihao was so scared that he trembled, tried to stand up immediately, but ended up hitting his forehead against the table, completely shattering it.
"Meiyun, listen to me, let me explain…"
Meng Zihao was so nervous that he even made a mistake while speaking.
Fang Meiyun immediately launched a magical technique at him.
She slammed him into the ground half a meter deep, taking advantage of the fact that he was completely unprepared.
Then she ran over to him and stomped on his face with force to release her anger and frustration.
Meng Zihao, humiliated to the point of almost losing his soul, was so happy that he almost started singing.
What a delight, a real delight!
Meiyun hadn't hit him like that in half a month!
Brother Tang's master plan really worked!
Every time he pretended to act like an idiot and got caught, he ended up receiving a good beating along with Meiyun!
This time, they beat him for as long as it takes for an incense stick to burn, and he even got a spit in the face.
Meng Zihao got up from the ground pretending to feel embarrassed, but inside, he was completely satisfied.
"Meiyun, don't be angry… today was a moment of weakness, I…"
"Get out, useless! I never want to see you again in the Maiden Sect!"
After releasing all her fury, Fang Meiyun pointed toward the entrance of the mountain, ordering him to leave.
Just as she finished speaking, a voice transmission made her expression change drastically.
She immediately activated her spatial power to bring Ning Qingyan, who was flying toward the entrance, directly in front of her.
Seeing Ning Qingyan's lost and devastated face, Fang Meiyun asked in disbelief:
"Is the transmission true? Did the four really die in battle?"
"The four elders fell together. If it hadn't been for them self-destructing before they died to break the formation…"
Ning Qingyan, with tears on her face, transmitted this terrible news to Fang Meiyun.
As for the treasure tower's involvement, after thinking about it during the journey, she decided to keep it hidden as Tang Yu had suggested.
Breaking ties with the treasure tower would only harm the Maiden Sect's interests.
"So it was a trap… Are you saying that that useless Ma Shitu has already been discovered, and Tang Yu purposely used false information through him to set me up?"
Fang Meiyun immediately understood everything. The information Ma Shitu had gathered several times had been extremely accurate, which had made her trust him completely.
She never imagined that that damn Tang Yu was setting up such a huge trap for her.
And this time, four elders of the sect had lost their lives.
Even for a powerful sect like the Maiden Sect, it was an extremely devastating blow.
"Don't worry, Meiyun, I'll be here with you to get through this tough time."
Seeing Fang Meiyun with a completely desolate face,
Meng Zihao, with the fresh saliva still on his face, took the opportunity to hug her by the shoulders, praising his brother Tang Yu for his incredible skill.
Who needs more in life with a friend like that?
Fang Meiyun didn't even have the strength to push Meng Zihao away, just giving him a cold glance.
Meng Zihao, slightly embarrassed, withdrew his hand and wiped the saliva from his face with his sleeve, planning to use that same sleeve later to prepare tea.
After being forced to accept a truth she didn't want to accept,
Fang Meiyun didn't have much time to think of a plan.
Because an elder with whom she normally didn't get along had already sent her a spiritual voice message.
"Sect Leader, the soul plates of the four senior elders Ziyu and Feixue have shattered. I ask that you head to the Maidens' Hall to speak."
Upon hearing the other's tone, Fang Meiyun already knew that they were probably coming to demand an explanation from her.
Realizing she couldn't avoid it, Fang Meiyun took a deep breath and headed to the hall.
When she arrived,
all the senior elders of the Maiden Sect were already waiting for her.
Once she sat in the main seat, an elder with white eyebrows and eyes was the first to speak.
"Sect Leader, the four senior elders Feixue and company have suddenly died, and their souls have vanished. Do you know what happened?"
As soon as she finished speaking, all present turned their gaze toward Fang Meiyun.
Those four had an excellent relationship with her.
Within the sect, they were her most loyal supporters.
Apart from Fang Meiyun and the Founder Elder, who was in seclusion,
who else could have sent them to act together?
"It's my fault…"
Fang Meiyun gave a bitter smile and explained the entire story from the beginning.
Upon learning that everything was again due to a failed attempt to kill Tang Yu,
the present senior elders had faces full of anger.
Do you know how many resources and efforts are required to train a cultivator in the Divine Transformation stage?
A cultivator of that level is literally the survival foundation of any of the Seven Great Sects!
Even demonic or solitary cultivators, if they reached that level, could found their own sect and establish a domain.
And now, the Maiden Sect had lost four of them at once, including two of the most powerful in the mid-stage of the Divine Transformation realm.
"Fang Meiyun! You've repeatedly used the sect's resources for your personal grudges, and this time, due to your mistake, you've caused the death of four senior elders. You're not fit to continue as Sect Leader!"
Shouted the white-eyed elder who had spoken first.
With her leading the charge, the other elders who didn't get along with Fang Meiyun quickly expressed their agreement.
Every nation has its laws, every family its rules.
Even if Fang Meiyun is the Sect Leader,
a mistake of such magnitude inevitably must be paid for.
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